OFCI Procurement Project Consultant

Company DescriptionTurner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.Job DescriptionTurner & Townsend is looking for a Consultant of Procurement Delivery / Project Management to join our team. The Senior Consultant will be a member of the Procurement and Supply Chain team and will primarily be responsible to support the client in driving delivery of a key client commission.The Procurement Project Manager, OFCI Equipment is responsible for procurement strategy execution, bid package development, supplier sourcing and selection, commercial evaluation, contract administration, procurement risk management, supplier performance management, and delivery oversight.The successful candidate will work closely with client stakeholders, suppliers, and project teams to ensure key procurement objectives, commercial outcomes, and delivery milestones are achieved.Responsibilities:Procurement and ExpeditingManage OFCI equipment procurement activities from scope definition through manufacturing and delivery oversight.Develop and maintain an equipment procurement tracker that serves as the project’s single source of truth.Prepare and coordinate RFQs/RFPs, bid packages, and supplier solicitation activities.Lead commercial bid evaluations, supplier comparisons, and award recommendations.Conduct commercial negotiations relating to pricing, commercial terms, delivery commitments, and risk allocation.Support contract formation and purchase order issuance activities.Administer supplier contracts and purchase orders throughout execution.Monitor supplier contractual obligations and support resolution of commercial disputes and claims.Develop procurement reports and dashboards to support client decision making.Stakeholder and Supplier CoordinationServe as the central point of contact among the Owner, suppliers, and supporting project teams.Lead supplier kickoff, procurement, delivery readiness, and issue resolution meetings.Establish supplier performance metrics and reporting requirements.Track supplier KPIs including schedule performance, responsiveness, quality performance, and documentation compliance.Identify supplier performance gaps and drive corrective action plans.Prepare supplier scorecards and performance evaluations for leadership review.Escalate recurring supplier performance issues and recommend mitigation actions.Change and Commercial ManagementFacilitate review of proposed changes to equipment scope, cost, schedule, and delivery.Evaluate the financial, schedule, labor, design, logistics, and installation impacts of proposed changes.Support preparation and processing of change requests, purchase-order amendments, funding requests, and change orders.Review supplier and contractor proposals for completeness, supporting documentation, contractual entitlement, and alignment with approved scope.Maintain a change log documenting the reason, cost, schedule impact, approval status, and implementation date of each change.Ensure suppliers and contractors do not proceed with unapproved scope or delivery changes.Risk Management and ReportingMaintain procurement risk, issue, action, and decision logs for all OFCI equipment packages.Identify risks related to design release, procurement approvals, manufacturing capacity, material availability, transportation, site readiness, testing, and supplier performance.Prepare regular status reports showing planned and forecast delivery dates, supplier performance, long-lead exposure, open decisions, pending changes, quality issues, and required management actions.Escalate critical risks and unresolved decisions to project leadership with clear recommendations.QualificationsBachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, supply-chain management, business, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.Five or more years of experience in procurement, construction project management, supply-chain management, or equipment expediting.Experience managing owner-furnished, long-lead, or technically complex equipment.Demonstrated ability to coordinate owners, prime contractors, equipment suppliers, design teams, logistics providers, and site personnel.Working knowledge of purchase orders, scopes of work, submittals, manufacturing schedules, logistics, receiving, change management, and warranty processes.Ability to interpret construction schedules, specifications, drawings, technical submittals, and commercial documentation.Strong communication, meeting facilitation, negotiation, documentation, and issue-resolution skills.Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, scheduling software, and common project-management or document-control platforms.Additional Information*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs*Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.Please find out more about us at Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: TwitterInstagramLinkedInIt is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review. SummaryType: Full-timeFunction: Project ManagementExperience level: Mid-Senior LevelIndustry: Construction